The Silence of the Lambs (Live from New York)
25 winners · 3 left open
Who won the movie?
DeclaredAnthony Hopkins
The group agreed Hopkins won the movie overall, even while saying Foster deserved the Oscar.
most rewatchable scene
Declaredthe guards in the cell
The room settled on Lecter attacking the guards as the movie's most rewatchable scene, with Clarice's first meeting also getting support.
What's aged the best other than a face-eating serial killer who's also a genius?
Declaredthe Chilton/Mayor Brody villain role
They highlighted Chilton as a great secondary villain, along with the movie's framing, score, poster, and other craft choices.
Apex Mountain
DeclaredJonathan Demme for Philadelphia
They split Apex Mountain across several subjects, but named Philadelphia as Demme's peak and discussed a string of other possible peaks by role or object.
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What's the most 1991 thing about this movie?
DeclaredChris Isaak's cameo
Chris Isaak's close-up cameo was named the winner for the most 1991-specific element of the movie.
Fortune Three Clap Award for most gif-able moment
Declaredthe tuck dance
The tuck dance was picked as the most gif-able moment, over several other iconic reaction shots and gestures.
Great Shot Gorder Award for most cinematic shot
DeclaredBuffalo Bill's body hanging like an angel/guide
They chose the hanging body reveal as the movie's most cinematic shot, noting the elaborate staging behind it.
The Den of Thieves Benihana Award for a scene-stealing location
DeclaredBuffalo Bill's dungeon
Buffalo Bill's basement lair was selected as the scene-stealing location.
Kid Cudi Pursuit of Happiness Award
DeclaredGoodbye Horses
Goodbye Horses won the music category, though American Girl was also praised heavily.
The Big Kahuna Burger Award for the best use of food or drink
Declaredthe ultra-rare lamb chops
The rare lamb chops were named the best food or drink use in the film.
The Brandy Booth Award for best performance by a pet
DeclaredPrecious
Precious the dog won the pet-performance award.
The Butch's Girlfriend Award for the weak link of the film
DeclaredJack Crawford
Jack Crawford was identified as the weak link and also framed as the most reckless government employee in the movie.
What's aged the worst?
Declaredthe sequel and prequel franchise fallout around Hannibal and Hannibal Rising
They treated the later franchise path and the movie's profiling idea as the biggest age-worst issues, alongside a few smaller dated elements.
The Ruffalo Hannah Rubinick Partridge overacting award
DeclaredAnthony Heald
Anthony Heald was called out as the biggest overactor, with Brooke Smith also mentioned as a possibility.
The Mallory Rubin Award for, did this movie need a better sex scene?
Apparent consensusnone
Mallory argued for a webisode-style Migs masturbation bonus feature rather than a traditional sex scene, and the room did not pick a stronger alternative.
Hottest Take Award
DeclaredAnthony Hopkins's best performance is The Father
They mostly discussed whether Hopkins's best work was here or in The Father, with the latter framed as the hot take.
Casting what ifs
DeclaredJodie Foster as Clarice
The cast-what-ifs centered on the major near-misses, but the room ultimately stayed with the actual casting and praised Foster most strongly.
that guy
DeclaredBuffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill was the easy winner in the that-guy discussion, with several supporting character candidates mentioned along the way.
Recasting couch director or city?
No consensusNo clear winner
They complained about the Pittsburgh shoot substituting for Baltimore, but no alternate director or city recast was seriously chosen.
Tony Romo, Chris Collinsworth, or someone else for the director's commentary?
DeclaredChris Collinsworth
Chris Collinsworth was picked for the imaginary commentary track, with Romo treated as the alternative.
Half-hour center research
Declaredthe Lecter mask by Ed Cubberly
The research segment covered prop creation, filming locations, real-life inspiration, and production trivia without a single single winner.
Cruise or Hanks for Lecter?
DeclaredTom Cruise
The room agreed Cruise could handle Lecter and basically every male role, while Hanks would fit Crawford.
Racehorse, rock band, wrestler, fantasy team name
DeclaredLotion in the basket
They favored 'Lotion in the basket' for the most flexible name category, with several other oddball names tossed out.
Picking nits
No consensusNo clear winner
The hosts ran through logistics and plausibility complaints about the plot, but no single nit was elevated as the definitive one.
Unanswerable questions
No consensusNo clear winner
They ended with speculative questions about the film's universe and aftermath, including Miggs, Precious, and Buffalo Bill's habits.
Indian Red Zwaner award for what happened the next day
DeclaredPrecious gets taken by dog services
The likely aftermath they liked most was Precious being rehomed, though they also floated much darker sequel-style outcomes.
What piece of memorabilia would you want from this movie?
Declaredthe bottle of lotion with the basket
The lotion-and-basket prop emerged as the best memorabilia choice among the many iconic objects mentioned.
The Coach Finstock award for best life lesson
Declarednever help somebody move furniture
The clear takeaway was to avoid helping a creepy stranger move a couch into a van.